“Winning a beauty contest in a small town is giving you tinseltown dreams.”
“Watch me as the ripples grow into a splash, and then a storm.”
She did grow into a storm, as scandals surrounded her films and relationships. She had grown bigger than her own expectations.
They meet again, years later. She is honest enough to confess that there is no peace, despite the fame and wealth that surrounds her.
“You know what …. The waters where you wanted to create a splash are not the same. This is an ocean, not a pond. So, you’ll have to face tsunamis.”
6 August 2021
Creative Experiments and More 
Beautiful!
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Thank you, Yamini!
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Truth. “A Star is Born” very, very seldom, and is rarely happily ever after.
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Thank you, Linda!
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I like how you equate success with the ripples, waves etc. in water. She got what she wanted. The good and the bad.
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Thank you so much!
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A little fish in a big pond comes to mind. After reading your story I realise there is a price to pay for being famous.
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I guess any famous person will tell you that – if you catch them in a right mood for an interview or Page 3 appearance.
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it’s a fair point about the tsunamis, but possibly not much comfort for her!
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We make choices in life, then become a victim of those.
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I like the weather used with her story. You captured that feeling of being caught up in something that both takes over and consumes.
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Both water and success possess that quality. Thank you, Lisa!
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You’re most welcome, Reena.
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wind and rain
have carved new niches again~
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a beautifully crafted metaphor story. Well done.
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Thank you, Mason!
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Beautiful use of words and images to convey her life. Well done.
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Thank you so much!
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The narrative was so nicely spun through the water symbolisms – in fact is amazing how the story unfolded so well in so little words.
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Thank you, Ain!
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Nice use of the water metaphor
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Thank you, Neil!
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